hobby

{plural – hobbies}

a kind of bird – bird of prey (= a bird that kills and eats other animals) – belongs to falcons –

small, light body with dark slate-grey feathers with band of white feathers on the neck, streaks of black on the chest and abdomen; strong sharp beak (bill), powerful claws; long, pointed wings and broad tail; size: 10-15 inches long and weighs (?); feeds on large insects and other birds; in most parts of the world

Some common hobbies (hobby birds) are: oriental hobby, Eurasian hobby or northern hobby, African hobby, Australian hobby or little falcon, sooty (falcon)

Special Features:

Hobbies are small falcons.  They can fly very fast – 100 Km/h!

Hobbies have been used in falconry for centuries.  They have been mentioned in stories, and there are some motion pictures (films) with ‘hobbies’ in important roles.

Figures of Speech:

1.

hobby (noun)  =  {the most common definition} an activity that a person takes up regularly in their free time to amuse themselves;  a regular pastime activity

2.

a hobby-horse

hobby-horse  =  a wooden toy in the shape of a horse or a wooden pole with a horse’s head on the upper end {In this context, the word ‘hobby’ does not represent a ‘pastime activity’ or the ‘bird’; it may probably be the pet name form of ‘Robin’!

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